Synopses & Reviews
The Shelters of Stone continues the story of Ayla,
who lost her family to an earthquake and was raised by
the people who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear.
She arrives in the land of the Zelandonii, the home of Jondalar, the man she loves, but his people are wary of her and think of the Clan who cared for her as flatheads, animals that resemble people but who are not much smarter than bears. Ayla has brought with her two horses and a wolf, over which she has uncanny control. Though she tries to explain that she found the animals when they were babies and raised them as her own, to Jondalar's people who have never tamed or domesticated animals they seem supernatural and frightening. The story unfolds with those who want to cause trouble for Ayla, a woman who seems foreign and strange in this new land.
Review
"It's been 12 years since The Plains of Passage and, although it sold as well as its predecessors, many fans felt a let-down in the series, with the action delayed by hundreds of pages. Here, once again, Auel shows her riches of research, with suspenseless but readable passages of flora, fauna and landscape....Auel clearly has one more installment to add to her Ice Age saga. Her fans can swim through this behemoth and hope that the next volume doesn't take 12 years." Kirkus Reviews
Review
"Here, once again, Auel shows her riches of research, with suspenseless but readable passages of flora, fauna and landscape....Auel clearly has one more installment to add to her Ice Age saga. Her fans can swim through this behemoth and hope that the next volume doesn't take 12 years." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
The fifth installment of Jean Auel's Earth's Children® series, which began with The Clan of the Cave Bear, is one of the most hotly anticipated books in publishing history. In The Shelters of Stone, Ayla and Jondalar complete their epic journey across Europe, join Jondalar's people, the Zelandonii, and face new and perilous challenges.
About the Author
Jean M. Auel is the author of the bestselling Earth's Children series, including The Clan of the Cave Bear, The Valley of Horses, The Mammoth Hunters, and The Plains of Passage. She lives in Oregon with her husband, Ray, and is currently researching the sixth book in the series.